Infant&#39;s crib



u y 1951 M. A. GOLDBERGER 2,560,945

INFANTS CRIB Filed May 21, 1945. 2 Sheets-Sheet 2IIIHIHIHIIIIIHIIHIHIHIIIIIH A Tram/E) to be the means of infecting thebabies.

Patented July 17, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INFANTS CRIB MorrisA. Goldberger, NewYork,'N. Y.

Application May 21, 1945, Serial No, 594,951

3 Claims.

This invention relates -to infants cribs.

In hospitals new born babies are placed one. scale to be weighed. Thispractice often proves It is therefore an object of this invention toprovide a crib. comprising a supporting stand or frame, a basketsupported within the frame, and a weighing device on the frame and belowthe basket. The weighing device is so arranged that it may be readeasily by the-nurse or doctor so that the baby does not have to be takenout of the basket or away from the crib to be weighed on a common scale.In other words, each baby remains in his own crib and can be weighed atany time.

A further object of this invention is to provide ina device of thecharacter described, releasable means to lock the weighing device sothat the weight will only show when theweighingdevice is unlocked.

Another object of thisinvention is to provide a crib of the characterdescribed wherein the scale may be read from the front end of the crib.

Still another object of, this "invention. is to. provide in a crib ofthe character described, means to adjustv the weighing deviceso. thatthe scale will read when the basket and the bed clothes are on theweighing device, so that the reading on the weighing device will be theweight of the infant.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a strong anddurable construction of the character described whichsha-ll berelatively inexpensive to manufacture, and yet practical and efiicientto a highdegree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and inpparthereinaftenpointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possibleillustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a crib embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side plan view of the crib;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the crib embodying the invention andillustrating a modified construction;

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of a cribembodying the invention andillustrating another modified form thereof;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is an end view of the structure shown in Fig. 5. i

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a crib embodyingthe invention. The same comprises a frameor stand H, a basket [2 within.the frame to receive the baby, and a weighing device 13 on the frame andinterposed between the frameand the basket-to support the basket.

The-frame H is provided with legs M. It has a bottom wall I5, side wallsl6, a rear end 'wall it, and front end wall I9. The bottom 15 maycomprise side rods 22 and supporting transverse rods 23. The front wallll has spaced portions 25 forming a space therebetween open at the topfor the purpose hereinafter appearing.

The weighing device t3 rests on the bottom wall 15. It maybe supportedby the transverse rods 23. The weighing device li3 has a flat platform30 covering aimajor portion. of the bottom of the frame so. as to amplysupport the basket l2. Weighing device I3 'hasra forward extension 32from which there extends upwardly a casing 33 located between the spacedrods -25. The. weighing device is provided with a :dial at the upper endof casing 33, which may be read 'by looking down. Said dial is locatedat. the frontof the crib and adjacent the top of the frame.

On the frontwall of the casing is a knob 36 which may be used foradjusting the scale to 0 to balance the weight of the basket withouttheinfant. Such adjusting means is well known in the art.

There may furthermore be mounted on the front wall, a knob 31 forlocking the. weighing device to render it inoperative. A turn of thehandle will, of course, release the lock sov that the scale can operate.The lock may be released when the infant is to be weighed. The basketI12 rests on the platform 30 between the side walls is and between thefront and rear walls [8, l9.

Theoperation of the device will now be understood. The infant is firsttaken out of the basket and the weighing device set at 0 to balance theweight of the basket and the bed clothes thereon. The infant is thenplaced into the basket and the weight of the infant noted on the scaleat 34. Of course, once the weighing device is balanced for the basket,the infant may be weighed at any time by turning the handle 31. Withsuch construction, it is not necessary to take the infant out to acommon weighing device where other babies are weighed, and such practiceprevents infection of babies.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a crib Illa somewhat similar to crib 10. In thecrib [Ba the weighing device 13a is formed with an extension 40projecting forwardly through an opening in the frame. The extension 40is provided with a dial 40a at its upper side.

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7 there is shown a crib lllb embodying the invention.The crib lllb comprises a frame 4! having a bottom wall 42, front andend walls 43, 44 and side Walls 45, 46. On the bottom wall 42 is a scale50. The basket 53 is within the frame and rests on the scale. The scale50 comprises a casing 5| and a top movable platform 52 on which thebasket 53 rests. The casing 5| comprises a bottom wall 51, side walls58, a rear wall 59, and a front wall 60. The front wall 60 is formedwith a pair of slots or openings 6|. Fixed to the bottom wall 5'! are apair of parallel transverse upwardly extending guides 63 formed withslots 64 aligned with the slots 6|. Fixed to the platform 52 andextending downwardly therefrom is a member 65 slidable between theguides 63. 'Interconnecting the side walls 58 of the casing 5| is atransverse pivoted rod 61 located rearwardly of guides 65. Pivoted tosaid rod are a pair of horizontal parallel links 68 passing through theslots 64 and SI and pro- J'ecting beyond the front end of the weighingdevice. The links 88 are interconnected by a transverse pin 10 which islocated between guides 63 and also pivoted to member 65. The front endsof the links 68 are interconnected by a transverse rod 12. Connected tothe ends of rods 12 are vertical, upwardly extending links 13. The links13 are interconnected at their upper ends by a transverse rod 14.

The side walls of the frame are each provided with a pair of upwardlyextending bifurcated ears 15, carrying a transverse pivot pin 75a Thepivot pin 1611 on the ears T6 of side walls 46 is interconnected to oneend of rod 14 by a link 18. Pin 16a on the ears of side wall 45 isinterconnected to the opposite end of rod 14 by a link 19. Pivoted tothe last-mentioned pivot pin 16a and to rod 14 is a scale balance arm80. slidable on the balance arm 80 is a poise 8!. The infant in thebasket may be weighed :by moving the poise 8| on the balance arm 80. Thebalance arm may be graduated to balance the weight of the basket and thebed clothes. If desired, a link 90 may be pivoted to one end of sidewall 45 to engage the outer end of the balance arm to lock the same. Thelink may he slipped off the balance arm when it is desired to weigh theinfant.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A crib comprising, in combination, a frame having a bottom wall andside walls, a platform weighing device on the bottom wall, a balance armpivoted to one of the side walls, linkage means to connect the balancearm to the platform weighing device, said balance arm being disposedabove one of the side walls, and running lengthwise thereof.

2. A crib comprising, in combination, a frame having a bottom wall andside walls, a platform weighing device on the bottom wall, a balance armpivoted to one of the side walls, linkage means to connect the balancearm to the platform weighing device, said balance arm being disposedabove one of the side walls, and running lengthwise thereof, saidplatform weighing device having its platform disposed below the uppersurface of the frame, and a basket on the platform and disposed withinthe frame.

3. A crib comprising, in combination, a frame having a bottom wall andside walls, a platform weighing device on the bottom wall, a balance armpivoted to one of the side walls, linkage means to connect the balancearm to the platform weighing device, said balance arm bein disposedabove one of the side walls, and running lengthwise thereof, saidplatform weighing device having its platform disposed below the uppersurface of the frame, a basket on the platform and disposed within theframe, and means to lock said balance arm MORRIS A. GOLDBERGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in {the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 11,622 Stevens Aug. 29, 185451,091 Shedd et al Nov. 21, 1865 519,593 Seaberg May 8, 1894 786,081Witek Mar. 28, 1905 792,447 Perotti June 13, 1905 1,134,675 Forbes Apr.6, 1915 1,639,121 Weber Aug. 16, 1927 2,082,076 Myron June 1, 1937FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 679,489 Germany Aug. 7, 1939

